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In the FABRICS Area, around 600 international suppliers present their material innovations for all apparel segments. The complete product portfolio of fashionable woven and knitted fabrics made of wool, cotton, silk, blends and functional fibres is represented here. For the Autumn.Winter 24/25 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:
Founded in 1989, Elyaf® is a women’s fabric and garment manufacturer, based on 22,000 square metres, as a fully integrated facility in Bursa, Turkey. Their focus is on sustainability through manufacturing value-added fabrics and garments without causing harm to people, the ecosystem and our planet.
ERSAT TEXTILE is one of the most successful fabric producers in TURKEY with its integrated factory from weaving till ready garment. ERSAT offers versatile production chains (Poliviscose, Polyester, Cotton, Linen, Wool blends with PES). They also produce fabrics (Recycled and Ecovero bases )for Men’s and Women’s Suits, Jackets, Pants, Outerwear, Dresses, Shirts etc. Dying and all finishing processes include 2,500,000mts capacity per month.
FABRIC & CO offers a wide product range and focuses on environmentally friendly production with sustainable fabrics . Current trends are reflected in perfect harmony with prints and plain colors. Satins, recycled and natural looking fabrics and special touch effects result in great designs. Find different pattern colours and designs in the new collection.
Feinjersey presents its new collection brand dfine. High end fabrics made in Austria – designed for the human body. The new dfine. collection is segmented into 5 sections: Avant – Fashion Forward Fabrics (stock program), Ivory – second skin underwear, Apex – functional asthetics , Forma – fluid shaping and Armis – elite safety.
Forza’s new autumn.winter 24/25 collection is a creation of elegant, stylish and casual prints : ikat. ethnic, watercolour, ombre, tie dye, patchwork, animalskin, monos with earthyand natural colours or combinations of bright, warm orange, purple, blue andt urquoise tones. Get creative inspiration at their booth with a variety of sustainable produced, light and heavy weight fabrics, dobby, structured weaves, twills, cord, satins, mesh as well as chiffons, cotton/linen blends.
Founded in 1926, Gottstein is an Austrian family-owned manufacturer located in the Tyrolean mountains. They are experts when it comes to felted wool fabrics and wet processing with experience for over four generations. This time their main focus for their AW 24/25 collection are reliefs and sculptural felted fabrics made of merino wool as well as undyed wool fabrics .
Modularity is not a new concept. For decades, it has shaped architecture, furniture and industrial design. Applying it to soft textiles, however, opens up an entirely new discussion.
Creativity and curiosity have always been our driving force. Our work evolves through prototypes—never finished, always raising new questions about materials, processes, and possibilities.
Both the fashion and textile industry often celebrates creativity. Yet many of the industry’s creative decisions are made long before a designer ever begins designing. Colour being one of them. The thing is, by the time a designer selects yarn, someone else has already determined the available colours, sequences and combinations. Choice exists, but only within boundaries.
“Through hands-on experimentation, I explore the potential of new surfaces and alternative forms of leather, aiming to reconnect human life with the natural world as an interconnected fabric.”
